New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
--- RIDGwAY NOT YET DISPOSED OF.

THE GOVERNOR MUST CONSIDER THE EVIDENCE
AGAINST HIM-PooHBAH MKANE DEFENDED
INSPECTORS FOR THE GEORGE PARTY.
A,p.yy. NAV 10 (SpecaD.-The Assembly CON
Guided it's consideration OF the report OF the brooKyh
Inysst;oation Committee Up to the last moments the
namocrats onposed the adoption oil the majority
renort exposing the corruption OF the Democratic
oaiceholders of Brooklyn. Judge Greene, who wrote
The wbtewashing report of the Democratic minority
criticised the report the Republican majority ne
admitted in his speech however, that the ices Oh .o
county officers of Kings County were 100 large Anoy
might we'll be reduced, he said, 70 per cent
Mr.. Cole. of the majority, showed the truth OF us
report Every independent Republican nehsPspe,
and many Democratic newspapers ne saiu, aeeisreu
that the report just one DsTictAt,olney
Ridgway of Brooklyn, has allowed gambling IN ina,
itv Mr. Cole asserted despite the protest OF al goou
citizens He said in conclusion that Assenoy,nan
Charles Smith OF New-York, Republican was ioopy
ing against the report, although IL nad peen
M smith. in reply said {" With regard to the
charge made BY Mr. Cole, have no hesitation ABOUT
stating that am opposed to that part OF the majority
renort which recommends the indictment oil John l.
hicKane. have known MI Mchane since was maS
years OF age, and KNOW MN " 10 ." ~
upright man." A..
motion Of Judge Greene to lay the reports Oh 'ne
table indefinitely lost-54 to b2 motion IT. 10
adopt the minority report was lost-oz 10 o. tno
nreyious question having been moved upon' mo
Pa,,;on ot the majority report no motion was In
order Mr. Sheehan deplored the TACT thst 10 was
nreyented from moving TO strike from the majority
report the RESOLUTION referring the recominendauV
for the removal of tAttorny Ridg%ay 10 tne
Governor For that reason he hoped the House Wouio
dafeat the motion 10 adopt the majority report.
Mr. Arnold, by unanimous consent wItnorew tne
resolution that presented with the report IN FAVOR
of admitting the evidence regarding DisirictAltorhes
Ridgway to the Governor. He said that the report
itselt contained that recommendation AS fonoWs:
awe recommend that this report and the evidence
unon which ii is based be respectfully submtte1 10
the Governor that he may In the usaa Of
Kings County as the due admin stratiot OF the ia"
and the welfare of the State require"
Mr. Arnold said the resolution therefore was super
auous The evidence agaist Mr. Ridgway was TO be
.ubn,itted TO the Governor Ii the report itself was
adopted. The Rdgway resolution was then stricken
out Mr.. Sbeehan informed the Speaker tnss n nS
undsrstood that all reference to the removal ana
indictment OF Mr.. Ridgway was stricken rom !et
majority report He read portion OF the body OF inc
renort which recommended the indictment OF hldg
way md again stated that that too was stricken out
MI Arnold stated that the resolution only wac
stricken from the report 49,, 90 4. r1
kiessrs Bate. and Charles Smith (RepubliUans) voted
with the Democrats in the negative The Democrat
then said that Mr. Arnod's Withdrawal oil the hidS
way resolution absoyed Governor Hill iron paying
any attention to the report. Mr. Araold, hearing o.
these statements said that there bad been evidently
misapprehension Of this action. The report recon-
mended the removal Of Ridgway by the dovernor ane
that had not been touched. The Governor must aet
as the evidence taken by the committee would d.
submitted to him directed by the Assembly.
The Republican bill to give the Labor party OF New
York Inspector of elect VI in NewHork TO see thai
their votes counted not opposed today Dl
the Democratic Senators 1t had Teen by the Demo
cratic Assemblyu The bill was ordered to q thirt
reading and passed unanimously. Senator Fasse,
Congratulated the Democrats on having seen "mor
light on this bill. =,
The Senate ordered to third reading Mr. Howes bil
for the block system OF land registry IN New
Speaker Husteds bill for the uniform examination
of teachers in the public schools except In New-for
and Brooklyn by the State Superintendent OF Public
Instruction led TO desultbry debate In committee o
the Senate and the bill was ordered to third reading
The Senate passed Assem- bl lyman Bakers amend
ment TO the Constitution that whenever the calendar
OF the Court of Appeals Is orowded the Governor
shall appoot seven supreme Court justices to serve
~ second part OF the Court OF Appeals.
mr. BAKER PLACES HIMSELF IN POSITION.